Researchers perform non-line-of-sight ghost imaging with human vision
WASHINGTON — Researchers have shown that the computational imaging technique known as ghost imaging can be combined with human vision ...
How to MRI your dragon: Illinois researchers develop first bearded dragon brain atlas
They’re not too cuddly, but bearded dragons are working their way into the hearts and homes of American families. And ...
Tadpoles undergo surprising number of vision changes when becoming frogs
TORONTO, June 28, 2022 – Tadpoles see well underwater, but what happens when they become frogs and live primarily on ...
Maternal mortality jumped during COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts have taken a disproportionate toll on American mothers who were pregnant or just gave ...
Electrospinning promises major improvements in wearable technology
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 – Wearable technology has exploded in recent years. Spurred by advances in flexible sensors, transistors, energy ...
Update noise regulations to protect seals, porpoises
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 – Noise produced by pile drivers building offshore wind turbines can damage the hearing of porpoises, ...
The Mark Foundation for cancer research expands partnership with the Johns Hopkins University to accelerate groundbreaking immunotherapy research
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research and the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (BKI) announced today a new $10 million ...
Trial of potential universal flu vaccine opens at NIH Clinical Center
A Phase 1 clinical trial of a novel influenza vaccine has begun inoculating healthy adult volunteers at the National Institutes ...
In the near future, unprecedented drought conditions are projected to be more frequent and consecutive in certain regions
For a successful climate change strategy, it is crucial to understand how the impacts of global warming may evolve over ...
Seat assignments drive friendships among elementary school children
Most teachers focus on academic considerations when assigning seats. A new study by Florida Atlantic University psychology researchers is the ...
CUNY Graduate Center wins National Science Foundation award to give graduate students a head start in bio-inspired nanotechnology
From photosynthesis to the collective behavior of ants, natural phenomena inspire both discovery and innovation. Now, thanks to breakthroughs in ...
How did vertebrates first evolve jaws?
Five-hundred million years ago, it was relatively safe to go back in the water. That’s because creatures of the deep ...
Simultaneous extreme weather created dangerous cascades in U.S.
Intense heat in the southwestern United States broke records last summer partly because it hit in tandem with an unusually ...
Common antiretroviral drug improves cognition in mouse model of Down syndrome
Lamivudine, a commonly-used antiretroviral drug for treating HIV, improves cognition in a mouse model of Down syndrome, according to the ...
Increasing heat waves affect up to half a billion people
Climate change is a reality and extremely high temperatures have been reported by India and Pakistan in the spring. In ...
Bacteria’s shapeshifting behaviour clue to new treatments for urinary tract infections
Urinary tract infections are both very common and potentially very dangerous. More than half of all Australian women will suffer ...
Emergency care and hospitalizations higher among cannabis users, study finds
Visits to the emergency department and hospitalizations are 22 per cent higher among individuals who use cannabis compared with those ...
COVID-19 fattens up our body’s cells to fuel its viral takeover
RICHLAND, Wash.—The virus that causes COVID-19 undertakes a massive takeover of the body’s fat-processing system, creating cellular storehouses of fat ...
New NSF grant to Illinois Tech aims to foster ‘effective, caring, and empathetic’ teachers equipped with anti-racism training
CHICAGO, June 27, 2022—Illinois Institute of Technology has received a new $1.1 million National Science Foundation grant to fund scholarships ...
DOE backs Rice physicists’ collaboration
HOUSTON – (June 27, 2022) – Two Rice University nuclear physicists have received Department of Energy backing to continue their research ...